What two numbers multiply to -156 and add up to 155?

Here we answer the question: "What two numbers multiply to -156 and add up to 155?"

The answer to your question is:

-1 and 156

Below we illustrate and prove that -1 and 156 multiply to -156 and add up to 155:

-1 × 156 = -156
-1 + 156 = 155

Are you asking because you are trying to figure out how to factor the following quadratic equation?

x² + 155x - 156 = 0

If so, the solution to factor the quadratic equation above is:

(x - 1 ) (x + 156)

To summarize, since -1 and 156 multiply to -156 and add up 155, you know that the following is true:

x² + 155x - 156 = (x - 1 ) (x + 156)

Multiply To One Number and Add Up To Another
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